marriage /marˈij/

1. The ceremony, act or contract by which two people become married to each other
2. The union of a couple living together in a legal partnership
3. A declaration of king and queen in bezique, etc
4. A close union (figurative)

marriageabilˈity noun

marrˈiageable adjective

Suitable for marriage

marrˈiageableness noun

marrˈiage-bed noun

1. The bed of a married couple
2. Sexual intercourse within marriage (euphemistic)
3. The rights and obligations of marriage

marrˈiage-bone noun

A wishbone

marrˈiage-broker noun

A person who, in certain cultures, arranges a marriage contract for a fee

marriage bureau noun

1. An introduction agency for matching single people wishing to marry
2. A business agency designed to match entrepreneurs with potential investors (figurative)

marrˈiage-contract noun

1. A formal agreement to be married
2. An agreement concerning property rights between people about to marry

marrˈiage-favour noun

A knot or decoration worn at a marriage

marriage guidance noun

Help and advice given to people with marital problems

marrˈiage-licence noun

A licence to marry without proclamation of banns in a church

marrˈiage-lines plural noun

A certificate of marriage

marriage of convenience noun

A marriage (or figurative, a close business union, etc) for reasons of expediency rather than affection

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